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Births announced this week are: Lawson Tyler Allison, June 22, son of John Allison and Miranda Hurst; Skyler James Mullins, June 19, son of Charleen Marie Almeida and James (Jim) Bradford Mullins; Abigail Jalynn Ritchie, May 1, daughter of Stacy Lynn Barnes and James Gregory Ritchie; Eliza Brooke Carter, Aug. 17, daughter of Eli and Tiffany Carter.
Cynthiana woman will appear on game show, Deal or No Deal, Oct. 3 and 5. Alecia Whitaker-Pace and husband Jerrod Pace were also married in a ceremony paid for by TV talk show celebrity Ellen Degeneres.

COURTNEY
The descendents of James, John and Will Courtney will hold their annual reunion Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Pleasant Green Church fellowship hall. All you need bring is family, friends and food.
We will no longer have the White Elephant sale. The potluck meal will begin at 12 p.m.
Any questions contact Carol at 859-234-1903, Joyce at 859-234-1870, Diane at 859-588-0937, or Judy at 859-234-9486. Hope to see some new faces.

By Jessica Sayre, County extension agent for Horticulture
September and October is a busy time for Kentucky’s apple growers. Hopefully they’ve chosen the varieties resistant to as many diseases as possible. Ripening times vary from year to year depending on the weather. If apples have coddling moth damage, they will drop up to two weeks before the crop is ripe.

The annual county-wide meeting of the United Methodist Women was held at the First United Methodist Church in the Sidney Haviland Room on Thursday night, Sept. 7.
The speaker was John Hodge, chairman, of the Salvation Army. He and his wife Laura were welcomed.

Katherine Curtis, daughter of Pete and Angela Curtis earned the prestigious title of the 2017 National American Miss Kentucky State at the state pageant held Sept. 3.
She will be attending the National Pageant to be held in Anaheim, California at Disneyland® during Thanksgiving week, representing Kentucky, where she will have the opportunity to win her share of over $500,000 in cash and prizes.

Don and Barbara Snopek celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this year.
They were married June 10, 1967 at the Cathedral of Christ the King located in Lexington, Ky. Father George Schumacher officiated the ceremony.

Omega chapter of Beta Sigma sorority celebrated Beginning Day on Monday, Aug. 28 at the home of Bonnie Teater. Twelve members were present.
Social committee members Lois Judy, Judy Judy, Betty Kay McCullough, and Bonnie Teater planned a pot luck salad supper for the evening. The committee made dessert.
President Barbara Snopek distributed the new year books. She also gave the officers an information sheet from International describing their duties.
There were many secret sister thank you’s for surprises and gifts given during the summer.